Planning Your Next Photographic Trip

by Travel Photographer Kav Dadfar As a travel photographer, you dont always have the luxury of time. Therefore, you need to plan your trip in as much detail as possible to give you the best possibl... See full article

Capturing the Quintessential Travel Portrait

Youd be hard-pressed to find many people who dont love to travel especially amongst camera wielders. We love exploring new places around the globe and bringing back photos to share with all ... See full article

Bryant Park in New York City

New eBook from Karen Hutton You all surely know Karen by now, yes? If not, here’s a way to get to know her through her work. And yes, for those of you joining us for our New Zealand Photo Advent... See full article

More Burning Man Shots and a Calendar for Charity!

New Calendar for Charity Are you a fan of fantasy fiction? Some amazing authors have gotten together to create this fantasy pin-up calendar for Worldbuilders, a great effort by a very inspirational au... See full article

The Walking Path in Glenorchy

New Zealand Photo Adventure Sold Out! Thanks again for all the interest in the New Zealand Photo Adventure! We will have more events in different parts of the world. If I spent 100% of the year teachi... See full article

New Puppy in the Family!

Thanks for all the suggestions! A few months ago, I asked you guys what to do about a new puppy! There were many good suggestions, but many involved some kind of a poodle-mix. So that is what we got &... See full article

What it Takes to Give up the Day Job and Become a Professional Photographer

Its never easy to swap a perfectly good salary for the much riskier life of a freelance photographer. Its even harder when the job youre ditching is as stable and in demand as a systems analy... See full article

Hard Drinking on a Disney Cruise

Gelaskins and Trey Ratcliff Well, I guess that is Gelaskins and Me — check out that link if you are looking for some goodies for your mobile device! Daily Photo – Hard Drinking on a Disney... See full article

Across the Estate

Stuck In Customs Community on Google+ — Come Share your Photos and Thoughts! Come join the Stuck In Customs Community on Google+! Why did I make this? Well, I REALLY want all of you to continue ... See full article

Google+ Communities Launch The Photo Community

Huge new Google+ Feature: Google Communities! The Photo Community Come see The Photo Community – Come join as soon as you can! What are communities? They are very similar to regular Google+ acco... See full article

Lake Hayes and Arrowtown

New Category Today – Arrowtown Every so often I add a new category to the LONG LIST of locations on the right. That long list is starting to feel a little silly! I wonder if there is a better wa... See full article

Updated Camera Recommendations!

Updated Camera Reviews! We have updated the Good / Better / Best recommendations on the Camera Reviews page. I’ll paste them below for you, although that linked page has even more information in... See full article

Road Trip to the Moeraki Boulders

Christchurch Event Details We’ve updated the Photography Workshops page with more details. I’ll be seeing you at the Copthorne Hotel Commodore located at 449 Memorial Avenue, Burnside in C... See full article

Baby Snow Monkeys, Scared and Hugging

This Week In Photography Interview I was just a guest on This Week in Photo. Click that link to hear the interview… Daily Photo – Baby Snow Monkeys, Scared and Hugging Some of the adult mo... See full article

4 Million on Google+ and Christmas in Paris

Wow – 4 million followers on Google+! I still find this hard to believe, but I don’t take it for granted. I know most of you here are also on Google+ — so maybe you saw the TWO speci... See full article

New Nikon Fisheye Review

Nikon Fisheye Lens Review I’ve started putting the framework around a new Nikon Fisheye 16mm Lens Review. I’ve added many sample photos over there so you can take a look at the results of ... See full article

What Prints Hang in My Home?

9.7 Million Minutes Watched on Video! Well this one is kind of crazy. I checked my YouTube stats for the first time ever. I don’t add a lot of videos, but the ones I add are quite long. Anyway, ... See full article

Where the Bloody Walls Screamed

10 From the Couch This is an interview I did with Stephan Bollinger — many things covered in here that you’ll find useful I hope! I was impressed at how Stephen integrated the imagery back... See full article

Treys Variety Hour #59: All European Show

Trey’s Variety Hour #58: All Euro Show – At a special time 12pm PST / 3pm EST Today! Great photo show planned for today! You can subscribe to this show for free at: http://www.youtube.com/... See full article

Travel Inspiration: Bali

I recently went to Bali for a family holiday. Of course my camera and tripod were never far away. I managed to get a nice range of images that I can share with you today. The images below were shot wi... See full article

Sunset at the UFO Landing Zone

Our Menu in Paris for the workshop Want to see what we ate for lunch? It’s hard work, you know, shooting all day at a French chateau and then sitting around post-processing with wonderful people... See full article

The Southern Lights in New Zealand

Recent Photos From PhotoWalks Every month or so I go in and “Approve” tags where people tag me in photos. They seem to come from PhotoWalks mostly! Well, here are a bunch from recent photo... See full article

Mont Saint Michel

Social Media How-To Here is something MANY people have been asking for – a primer on social media! So, I’ve (somehow) gotten over 8 million followers on Google+, Twitter, Facebook, and Pin... See full article